Srinagar, November 15 (Scoop News)-Candles & Diya lighting marked Gurpurab celebrations at Sikh Gurudwara & Sharda Yatra temple at LoC Teetwal in Kashmir. A large number of locals alongwith army jawans participated and lit oil lamps & candles to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Led by Pujari Kamal Devrani, it was as historical as no Sikh or Hindu lives there. In a statement Ravinder Pandita conveyed Gurpurab and Dev Diwali greetings to Sikh community and all Sharda followers across the globe. In absence of any member of Sikh community,it was save sharda Committee Kashmir Regd that took up celebration alongwith locals there.
Save Sharda Committee has taken the lead in reconstruction of the temple and Sikh Gurudwara after reclaiming the same. Prior to tribal raids in 1947 a Dharmshala and a Sikh Gurudwara used to exist in the same plot that was burnt down in the raids. On similar lines, the committee has reconstructed the Sharda temple and Sikh Gurudwara, which was inaugurated by Hon'ble Home minister Amit Shah on 22 March'2023.
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